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Pork Roast with Apples and Pears

A Cowboy's Wife — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:28:30 +0000

A fantastic way to use up leftover crockpot pork roast! Simple, tasty and sure to warm up any tummy that’s thinking, “Come on already…isn’t winter over yet? It’s time to move onto pasta salads and grilled chicken!!!”

Ingredients

1 lb leftover pork roast
1 granny smith apple
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 cup syrup or honey
1/2 bag Cascadian Farm Green Beans
1 box Unlce Bens wild rice and long grain rice
1 T olive oil
Garlic powder
Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Cook wild rice mix according to instructions on box.

2. Prepare green beans on stovetop or microwave, as indicted on packaging.
3. Peel and Dice apple, then throw into large skillet. Add apple juice, syrup and walnuts. Saute for 4-6 minutes until juice reduces down. Add pork roast, stir mixture through pork and let cook for 3-4 minutes.
4. Serve Apple Walnut Pork with wild rice mix and green beans.

Cost $4.68

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Wacky Pasta Toss

A Cowboy's Wife — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:00:16 +0000

This is a guest post by belhoste.

Pasta is definitely one of the world’s best foods. There are so many varieties of pasta that it can be very hard to choose just one. I am a big fan of veggie spiral pasta or bowtie pasta. They both taste good and they both make you smile when you eat them (how can you be mad about anything when you are biting into cute little bowties). I am one of those people who can make a meal out of pasta and a little olive oil, but most everyone else needs a little more flavor. So for those of you who need more flavor to your life, try this little recipe. It is very flavorful and goes well with your basic, run of the mill, cooked chicken.

INGREDIENTS:

1 package (12 oz.) Veggie Spiral Pasta
1 cup diced tomatoes
1/2 cup fresh spinach, shredded (you can set aside a couple of whole spinach leaves for garnish later)
1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
oregano
thyme
garlic powder
onion powder
3 oz. Asiago cheese

PREPARATION:

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse pasta under cold running water using large colander – set aside. Combine olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, garlic powder, and onion powder in small bowl – mix thoroughly. Combine pasta, cheese, tomatoes, and spinach in large bowl. Pour olive oil mixture over pasta mixture – mix well. Garnish with whole spinach.

Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes (to cook the pasta)

Makes 6 servings.

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Pea Salad

A Cowboy's Wife — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:26:29 +0000

Believe it or not, I’m not a big fan of peas and I can’t stand mayonnaise but I LOVE pea salad! Weird considering 2 of the main ingredients are peas and mayonnaise. Sometimes salads that contain lettuce and tomato get boring which makes this great for a change. It’s cold and delish!

Super easy to make and you can add your stuff like onions if that’s your cup of tea;)

INGREDIENTS:

Peas
Eggs (hard boiled)
Mayonnaise
Salt & Pepper

PREPARATION:

First, you need to get your eggs boiled. You want hard boiled eggs for this recipe;) Do you always have the problem of the egg shell sticking to the egg??? A good rule of thumb is to stick your eggs in the water, when it starts to boil, take them out after 15minutes. Then cool and peel:) Okay, so now that they’re boiled, dice them up and set aside. Open your peas, drain, and put into serving bowl. Add eggs and mayonnaise. I would start with about 2 or 3 eggs per can of peas and start with 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise and add to taste. Season with salt & pepper.

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